12-03-2018, 10:20 AM | #1 |
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Drivetrain Malfunction @ 400 miles
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My wife and I have had our 50i mSport for a couple weeks now and just recently hit 400 miles. Unfortunately, the car is at the dealer now as I experienced a "Drivetrain Malfunction" on Friday. The alert popped up on my iDrive while I was pulling out into traffic. By no means was I flooring it, but I was on the gas when the engine started to sputter and the alert came on. During the rest of the drive the car was extremely sluggish, to the point where it was so slow it was dangerous to drive. The car could also not figure out what gear it needed to be in so it was constantly jumping up and down, always reving over 5k. Along with this, I noticed all of the safety convenience features would no longer work as well so I was without cruise control and lane departure which I thought was sort of odd. Finally, the car takes a couple seconds now to start, cold or warm, and the motor is considerably louder. The car is at the dealer now where they assumed it would just be a software update. I've done some searching and this seems to be somewhat common with the larger V8 i50.... has anyone else experienced this? Our car was optioned close to $90k and it would be a bummer if this was something of the norm. Thanks! |
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12-03-2018, 02:16 PM | #4 |
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sounds like it went into limp mode. We're you able to pull any codes before taking it in?
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12-03-2018, 08:45 PM | #6 |
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Super sorry to hear you are having such problems..really ridiculous for a car like this. All the iPhone nonsense is bad but disabling drive problems are in an entirely different class of headache.
There is a similar thread on a new 4.0 with the same problem. I have week 43 5.0 and so far so good. Fingers and toes crossed. What production week is your car? The other thread seems like a newer car. |
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12-03-2018, 08:49 PM | #7 |
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I started a thread as well when I broke down on a road trip with my family on Friday. I have a 40i but the exact same symptoms as you're describing. BMW NA called me today and I'm working with them and the dealer. The issue with the dealer is the vehicles are so new they really don't know how to service them. That's where the extra time is going to be taken to resolve. The SA at the dealer that mine was towed to pretty much admitted today that they need BMW's support to figure it out.
From the way the BMW rep was talking, these aren't isolated issues. It was a "we know there's a problem and we're going to make it right" kind of calls. As long as they come through and make it right I'll be happy. |
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12-04-2018, 12:11 AM | #11 |
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I was doing 85 in the left lane of I-10 with rush hour traffic approaching Lake Charles with my family on board. It was definitely an ass puckering moment trying to weave between semis to get off the freeway. My foot was to the floor and could barely keep it at 70 long enough to get into the right lane. If this had happened on the bridge, which is a major incline, it would have been a disaster.
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12-04-2018, 12:28 AM | #12 |
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It would be very helpful if folks having the drivetrain malfunction would be so kind as to post what the solution was. I will have mine in about a month and it would be great to be able to verify my car had whatever was the problem rectified.
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12-04-2018, 06:34 AM | #14 | |
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Even more established models can have these issue. I parked my 2011 LCI X5 with less than 2,000 miles on it out in the rain. Next day got all sorts of malfunction lights driving back to the city. Next day car wouldn't start and it spent the next 3 days in a Manhattan parking garage before BMW Roadside could work out how to get it on a truck (transmission locked into Park). It then spent the next month at the dealer. |
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12-04-2018, 08:13 AM | #15 |
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Update:
Our service center called and said the car is not driveable (thanks) and they have diagnosed it as a "Faulty Plug Connector". As of yesterday they have ordered a new plug connector, I'm not 100% sure what this is, and it will arrive from Germany in 7-10 days. This was the first time they've had this issue for any of their X5's, new or old, so they really didn't seem too confident it would fix or eliminate the issue from happening again. Before this car we had a 2015 X5 diesel and never had a single issue. I'm starting to wonder if we should have waited for the kinks to be worked out first. Oh well, the first 400 miles were great! |
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12-27-2018, 03:15 PM | #16 |
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New transmission. Not good - vehicle had less than 1,000 miles when "drivetrain malfunction" warning first showed up. Being shipped from Germany and will take about 10 days to arrive.
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12-27-2018, 04:02 PM | #18 |
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That is concerning. I have been between a buying a 2019 or 2018 X5 35d. Maybe going with the 2018 is a better choice for now, since bugs should be worked out?
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- mnewman - LeviBruno - fides7 - BmwGk As a percentage of forum members that have have taken delivery... concerning for sure. |
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